@drrjv
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reported by another detainee to have taken photographs where #Thunberg was allegedly forced to hold flags...
Well, that's not a nice thing to do to #gretathunberg
I've been watching the 2025 #PBS #AmericanExperience #documentary #HardHatRiot and the chant "we don't want your fucking war" is back again.
NOTE, it's a very informative doc.
Speaking of holding up (a tee-shirt) #robertdeniro
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AF-G9Iov28M&feature=share
A shameful event now little talked about. The #HardHatRiot showed how easily manipulated and divided by the wealthy ruling oligarchy (who dominate BOTH political parties) the working class has proven to be over social issues and “culture”. Working people are right to be resentful and angry about being forgotten and left behind. But it’s proven difficult to guide working people away from divisive culture issues to shared economic ones.
https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2020/5/8/the-hard-hat-riots
May 8, 1970, construction workers in NYC attacked antiwar protesters and journalists, beating them savagely with tools and pipes. 70 were injured.
This was 4 days after the #OhioNationalGuard shot 13 students & bystanders, killing 4, at #KentStateUniversity
The “#HardHatRiot” was instigated by #ChuckColson, President #RichardNixon’s dirty tricks manager (aka “ratfucker”) , who called his contacts at the #NYConstructionWorkersCouncil led by #PeterJBrennan.
Friday, May 8, marks the 50th anniversary of one of the uglier incidents in New York’s history, in a year that was one of the most tumultuous in recent US history. In front of Federal Hall and under the statue of George Washington, construction workers stormed a student protest against the Vietnam W